Buckle



June 11, 1935 4 0 D. J. HARVEY v 2,004,406

' BUCKLE I Filed Feb. 21, 1954 INVENTOR jaqylzs JIdI'I Patented June 11,1935 1 UNITED. STATES PATENT OFFICE j p 2,004,40 BUCKLE Douglas J. Harvey, Nutl ey, N. J. 9 r ApplicationFebruary 21, 1934, Serial No. 712,279. 2 Claims. ;(c1..24--1e3) This invention relates, generally, to buckles, of a belt or strap having its other end portion and the invention has reference, more particu 2rattached1to the anchor post 3 cfthe novel: larly,t a novel improved'buckle of the stud type, buckle 4 offthis invention. The buckle 14 is of.

i. .e. the type .of buckle having a stud for ensubstantially channel shape, having a vertical 5; gaging sockets provided. in the strap, belt. or web orback portion 5 provided at its upper and othermeans .engageable by the buckle. lower. edges with forwardly. projecting flanges 6 Belts, straps and the like, having buckles of and l,respectiv'ely,the web 5 together with flanges the studtype as heretofore generally construct- B and '7 forming the body of the buckle. The ed, have been difficult to adjust as to length flanges 6 and .7 cooperate with the web 5 in pro-,

10 owing to the inherent difficulty of sliding ormovviding a channel for slidably receiving the belt 10' ing the belt or strapthrough the buckle; This endiportion I. The anchor post 3 interconnects difficulty has been'due to the buckle construction, the flanges 6 and 'l at one end of the buckle; 4, the same ordinarily having fixed retaining means there being a vertical slot or iaperture ll proe for holding the belt in" engagement with the vided between post 3 and the web 5;to accom bucklestudso that it is very difficult and decid-f modate the looped belt end portion 2.; t edlyinconvenient to disengage the belt from the Astud 8-is secured asby riveting to thecentral stud, with the result that these buckles have portion ofweb5 and projects forwardly for ens neverbecome very popular. j gaging in sockets or recesses 9 provided in the The principal object of the present invention belt free end portion 1.. [The sockets 9 are spaced is to provide anovel buckle of the. stud type .havat intervals longitudinally of the belt free end got ingmeans for enabling the ready disengagement portion and each of these: sockets extends from of the belt or strap served thereby from the the rear face of the belt forwardly partly through buckle stud, whereby the adjustment. of the belt the belt toward the front face thereof and is or strap with respect to the buckle is rendered shown as provided with a reenforcing ferrule H]. easy. j The. endof the buckle 4 that is remote'from 25 Another object of the present invention lies the post 3is providedwith a vertical belt retain-Q in the provision of a novel buckle of the above ing bar or member I2 whichextends between character thatisof simple, rugged construction and interconnects the forward edges of flanges and is attractive in appearance. 6 and I. The bar I2 is fixed to the forward edge Other objects of this invention, not at this portions of flanges 6 and 1 and serves to confine 30 time more particularly enumerated, will be clearthe beltend portion I between the same and the 1y understood from the following detailed deweb 5 when this belt end portion is in the buckle. scription' of the same. A hinged belt retaining bar or member I3 is The invention is clearly illustrated in the acpositioned at the other end of the buckle 4, i. e. companying drawing, in l which:-- in front of post 3 and has a hinge knuckle [4 at. 35

Fig. l is a fragmentary view infront elevation its upper end portion hingedly connected by a of a strap or belt equipped with the novel buckle hinge pin IE to hinge knuckles l6 provided on of this invention. the upper forward portion of flange 6. The bar Fig. 2 is a top plan View of the structure shown I3 is adapted to extend downwardly in abutting 40 in Fig. 1. I relationto the forward edges of flanegs 6 and I. 40 Fig. 3 is a transverse central sectional view The lower or free end portion of bar 13 is proof the structure shown in Fig. vided with a catch lip I! for snapping over and.

Fig. 4 is a fragmentary top plan view of the engaging a depending catch projection I 8 probelt and buckle and illustrates the manner of vided in the forward lower surface of flange 1. adjusting the belt with respect to thebuckle. With the catch lip I! engaging the catch pro- 45 Fig. 5 isan end view of the buckle and atjection l8, asshown inFigs. 1, 2 and 3, the bar tached belt and illustrates the hinged belt re- 13 cooperates with bar 12 in retaining the belt taining means in both closed and open positions, end portion l within the buckle channel so that and the stud 8 projecting into one of the sockets 9 i Fig. 6 is a view in front elevation of the buckle will serve to hold or look the belt end portion I 50 with the belt retaining means in open position. in fixed position with respect to the buckle. Similar characters of reference are employed When it is desired to adjust the belt with respect in said views, to indicate corresponding parts. to the buckle, i. e. to vary the effective length of Referring now to the said drawing, the referthe .belt, it is merely necessary to pull the lower ence numeral I designates the free end portion or free end of bar l3 forwardly, thereby causing 55 catch lip I! to disengage catch projection I8, whereupon the bar 13 may be turned upwardly as shown in Figs. 4 and 6. The belt end portion I may now be readily pulled forwardly somewlo at, causing the same to disengage stud 8, whereupon the belt may be easily adjusted or moved longitudinally with respect to the buckle. During this adjustment of the belt, the fixed bar or member l2 serves to retain the belt end portion I within the buckle channel i. e. in assembled relation with respect to the buckle, so that after the effective length of the belt has been adjusted as desired, it is merely necessary to move the belt end portion I inwardly to cause stud 8 to engage in one of the sockets 9. The bar I3 is then turned downwardly and pressed inwardly so that catch lip I! again snaps over catch projection l8, whereupon the belt end portion 1 is again locked in the buckle.

It will be apparent that the retaining bar It may be of various shapes or dimensions. For example, the same may be of ring or oval shape as for ornamental purposes and may even be of such width as to overlap the stud 3, thereby positively insuring the retention of the belt in place.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof, as defined by the following claims, it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawing shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limiting sense.

I claim:'-

1. A buckle of the character described for use with belts and the like, comprising a channel shaped body providing a receiving recess for the free end portion of a belt and having means at one end thereof for attachably receiving the fixed end portion of the belt, a retaining bar fixed to the other end portion of said body in overlying relation to said recess for retaining the free end portion of the belt in assembled relation with the buckle, a stud projecting from said body within said recess, the height of said stud being less than the thickness of the belt used with the buckle for cooperating with sockets in the rear surface of the belt, a second and similar retaining bar spaced from said first named retaining bar, said second retaining bar being hingedly connected to said buckle body and arranged to cooperate with said first retaining bar to retain the belt within said recess and in engagement with said stud, said second retaining bar being turnable away from said recess to enable the disengagement of said belt from said stud as when varying the effective length of the belt, the unapertured portion of the belt extending between said retaining bars being exposed in use, thereby giving the buckle a highly attractive appearance.

2. A buckle of the character described for use with belts and the like, comprising a channel shaped body providing a receiving recess for the free end portion of a belt and having means at one end thereof for attachably receiving the fixed end portion of the belt, a relatively narrow retaining bar fixed to the other end portion of said body in directly overlying relation to said recess for retaining the free end portion of the belt in assembled relation with the buckle, a stud projecting from said body within said recess for cooperating with sockets provided in the rear surface of the belt, a second and similar retaining bar spaced substantially the full length of the buckle from said first named retaining bar, said second retaining bar being hingedly connected to said buckle body at one side of said recess and having a catch lip at its free end, said body having a catch projection at the other side of said recess for cooperating with said catch lip to cause said second retaining bar to cooperate with said first retaining bar to hold the belt within said recess and in engagement with said stud, the run of the belt between said retaining bars being exposed to view, said second retaining bar being turnable outwardly of said recess thereby enabling the disengagement of the belt from said stud.

DOUGLAS J. HARVEY. 

